B U L I M U S 



Plate LXXXVIII. 



Species 65-1. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bdlimus EXiorrs. Bui. testa oblongd, compresse umbili- 

 catd, nnfmctihm qtilnjwe, suhrotimiatis, columeUd 

 verticaUter dilatatd, aperturd pared, rotuiidatd, labro 

 suhreflexo ; castaneo-corned. 



The puny Bulimus. Shell oblong, compressly umbili- 

 cated, whorls five in number, somewhat rounded, 

 columella vertically dilated, apertm'e small, rouuded, 

 lip slightly reflected ; chestnut horny. 



Hab. St. Domingo ; SaUe. 



A little dark horny species, approaching somewhat in 



general aspect to B. cceiiopicf/is of Hindoostan. 



Species 655. (Mus. Belcher.) 



BuLiMDS Meiacoshijiensis. Bid. testd subpyramidali- 

 oblontjd, vix mnbiUcatd, anfractibus decern, subangustk, 

 columeUd verticaUter rejlexd, aperturd rotunda ; pellu- 

 cido-corned. 



The Meiacoshima Bulimus. Shell somewhat pyra- 

 midally oblong, scarcely umbilicated, whorls ten in 

 number, rather narrow, columella vertically reflected, 

 aperture rounded ; transparent horny. 



Adams and Eeeve, Moll. Yoy. Samarang, PI. 14. f. 5. 



Hab. Islands of Ty-pin-san and Koo-Kicn-san of the 

 Meiacoshima group, Yellow Sea. 



A small thin horny species, found by Mr. Arthur Adams 

 on decayed leaves among the loose stones surrounding the 

 tombs in the above-named islands. 



Species 056. (]Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus concentkicus. Bui. testd subacuminato-oblongd, 

 vix umhilicatd, anfractibtis septetn, subventrioosis, con- 

 centrice tenuistriatis, columeUd tenue rejlexd, aperturd 

 subampld, superne sinuatd; pellucido-stramined. 



The concentric Bulimus. Shell somewhat acumi- 

 nately oblong, scarcely umbilicated, whorls seven iu 

 number, rather ventricose, concentrically finely stri- 

 ated, columella thinly reflected, apertm-e rather large, 

 sinuated at the upper part ; transparent straw-colour. 



Hab. Liberia, West Afiica. 



An extremely delicate inflated species, of the Glandina 



type, allied to B. Gidueenus. 



Species 148. (JIus. Metcalfe.) 



Bulimus Hennahi. Bui. testd acuminato-ovatd, wmbili- 

 catd, anfractibus sex ad septem, rotmulatis, rugoso-stri- 

 ati-s, columella rejlexd, aperturd ovatd, labro simplici ; 

 albidd, lirwis purpureo-nigricantibus longitudlnaliter 

 irregtdarit&r notatd, aperturts fauce purpHreo-nigri- 

 cante, apice roseo. 



Hennah's Bulimus. Shell acuminately ovate, umbili- 

 cated, whorls sis to seven in number, rounded, 

 roughly striated, coliunella reflected, aperture ovate, 

 lip simple ; whitish, irregularly longitudinally marked 

 with pm-ple-black lines, apex pink. 



Gkay, SpicUegia Zoologica, part 1. p. 5. pi. 5. f. 1. 

 Bulmius lychnorum, Sowerby. 

 Bulimics cactoruM, D'Orbiguy. 



Kah. Pera. 



To this species, wliich is extremely variable in colour, 

 must Ije added B.erubescens, mihi, Sp. 148, of w^hich it is 

 a variety. 



Species 057. (Pig. a, b, c, Mus. Cumiug.) 

 Bulimus Salleanus. Bui. testd subulatd, solidiusculd, 

 anfractibus undecim, planulatis, concentrice tenuis- 

 sime striatis, columeUd reflixd, aperturd parvd, basi 

 suhjlexuosd, labro simplici ; albicante, epidermide tenui 

 indutd. 

 Salle Bulimus. Shell subidate, rather sohd, whorls 

 eleven in number, flattened, concentrically very finely 

 striated, columella reflected, apertm-e small, slightly 

 flexuous at the base, lip simple ; transparent white, 

 covered with a thin epidei-mis. 

 Hub. St. Domingo: Salic. 



An interesting, sharply subulate, solid, ground species. 



Species 658. (Mus. Miers.) 



Bulimus contortuplicatus. Bui. testd oblongo-ovatd, 

 subventricosd, anfractibus quinque, convexis, nunutis- 

 siifii indentatis, columeUd subincrassatd, uniplicatd, 

 aperturd oblongo-ovatd, labro subincrassato, rejlexo ; 

 albidd, partim rosaced, epidermide tenui corned luteo- 

 olivaced indutd, apertura fauce albd. 



The TVfisTED-PLAiTED BuLiMUS. Shell oblong-ovate, 

 rather ventricose, whorls five in number, convex. 



February, 1850. 



